Pre Independence

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India 1856-64 QV ½a blue, die I, no wmk, blk/4, MNH. SG 37 £320+
$350.00
India 1856-64 QV 2a yellow green prepared for use but not officially issued – thin on top, mint SG 50 £3750
$1,500.00
India 1856-64 QV 2a yellow-green, no wmk, prepared for use but not issued, mint. SG 50 £3750
$1,650.00
India 1856-64 QV 4a grey-black on white, no watermark, mint SG 46 £900 – 2011 Sismondo certificate
$700.00
India 1856-64 QV 8a carmine die I, no wmk, SG 48 £1500 – 2011 RPS cert...
$650.00
India 1860 Proof of QV Type 12 8p purple, on thicker unwatermarked paper, imperf, toned. An extremely scarce proof of this value, rarely seen – 2019 BPA certificate
$2,250.00
India 1865 8a carmine on yellowish to white wove paper, watermark elephant’s head, perf 14, die I, fine mint – a rare stamp SG 65 £4750
$4,500.00
India 1865 QV 4a green, wmk elephant’s head, variety: wmk inverted, min…
$2,500.00
India 1866 ½a mauve fiscal overprinted “SERVICE POSTAGE” in semi-circle in green – Official reprint with dot after “POSTAGE”. mint SG O19 rep
$250.00
India 1866 ½a mauve fiscal overprinted “SERVICE POSTAGE” in semi-circle in green, mint SG O19 £900
$725.00
India 1866 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/POSTAGE” in green used, fine. SG O16 £1300. Brandon certificate
$625.00
India 1866 4a bill ovpt “SERVICE POSTAGE” in green, used, vertical reinforced tear running midway through the stamp. SG O17 £3750
$725.00
India 1866 4a bill ovpt SERVICE POSTAGE in green unused – tiny invisible…
$9,750.00
India 1866 4a purple fiscal stamp ovpt. SERVICE POSTAGE in green used, SG O17 £3750 – BPA certificate
$1,450.00
India 1866 6a fiscal stamp ovpt POSTAGE type 15 in green mint, horizontal crease. SG 66 £2750
$2,000.00
India 1866 QV 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/TWO ANNAS” in black, mint hinged, exceptionally fresh and fine. SG O15 £700
$600.00
India 1866 QV 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/TWO ANNAS” in black, mint. SG O15 £700+. Behr certificate
$695.00
India 1866 QV 8a foreign bill with “SERVICE POSTAGE” ovpt in green as type O4, an Official Government imitation. See footnote in Gibbons after SG O19
$750.00
India 1866-72 QV 1a brown, overprinted small “Service” T13 mint. SG O9 £600. RPSL certificate
$850.00
India 1866-72 QV 8a variety: pale carmine (instead of carmine) Service blk/4 – SG O5var – RPSL certificate
$1,950.00
India 1866-76 complete mint/unused collection of East India including ...
$6,600.00
India 1872, A rare example of East India 9 pies stamp overprinted “Regl.…
$90.00
India 1873 QV ½a blue Die II, Official block of nine from the top of the sheet showing part of floral border within the stamp (rare error), good deep colour MNH except top row. A very rare and possibly unique multiple of this scarce stamp SG O22, £1,700+. – A. Diena Certificate. Ex Sir D.P. Masson, Ex George Asch, 1991, Robson Lowe Dec 1995 lot #369
$3,500.00
India 1882 QV 2a blue variety: double impression, mint SG 92a £3500 – 20…
$2,600.00
India 1884 2a purple Foreign Bill fiscal ovptd “SERVICE / POSTAGE” in green as type O3, an Official Government imitation on complete stamp, mint. Official reprints on complete stamps are extremely rare
$650.00
India 1884 4a purple Foreign Bill fiscal ovptd “SERVICE POSTAGE” in green as type O4, an Official Government imitation. See footnote in Gibbons after SG O19
$750.00
India 1899 QV 3p carmine gutter pane of 20 with jubilee holes MNH – RARE
$125.00
India 1902 Edward 3r, red brown and green, complete pane of 12 with gutt…
$1,600.00
India 1902 Edward VII 25r MH. SG 147 £3000
$3,000.00
India 1903 QV ONE ANNA surcharge on 9p aniline carmine with addl. “POSTAL SERVICE” overprint used on cover
$500.00